Letter: Wind credits promote healthier future

Friday

Jan 4, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Wind credits promote healthier future

Wind credits promote healthier future

President Obama and Congress rang in the New Year with a promise for a cleaner and healthier 2013. They renewed critical tax credits for wind energy in Massachusetts and across America as a part of a package to avert the fiscal cliff.

Burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming, harms our health, and pollutes our air and water. The renewal of the wind Production Tax Credit and offshore wind Investment Tax Credit signify a New Year's Resolution for more clean wind energy.

This means a lot for Massachusetts, where we have yet to harness the wind potential off our coasts. We have enough wind sited off-shore to power 1.5 million homes, promising a year with more job creation and cleaner environment.

We thank President Obama and Sens. Kerry and Brown for supporting wind power and a cleaner, healthier 2013.